[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 17628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8251]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032800F]


New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is 
scheduling a public meeting of its Capacity Committee in April, 2000. 
Recommendations from the committee will be brought to the full Council 
for formal consideration and action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 19, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, 300 Woodbury 
Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801; telephone: (603) 431-8000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul J. Howard, Executive Director, 
New England Fishery Management Council; (978) 465-04922.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will continue its exploration 
of fishing capacity issues. The Committee will discuss two proposals 
that may help alleviate problems caused by excess fishing capacity. 
These two proposals would allow the transfer of permits under certain 
conditions. The Committee will also discuss other ways to reduce 
fishing capacity, such as vessel buybacks, allowing vessels to defer 
fishing effort until stocks rebuild, or combinations of these and other 
options. The Committee will receive a qualitative report on fisheries 
in New England that have excessive fishing capacity.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come 
before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject 
of formal Council action during this meeting. Council action will be 
restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any 
issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency 
action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the Council's intent to take final action 
to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Paul J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 days 
prior to the meeting dates.

    Dated: March 29, 2000.
Bruce C. Morehead,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 00-8251 Filed 4-3-00; 8:45 am]
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